“Thank you for giving me everything I needed to start a brand new play. It’s such a gift to be able to dive in with collaborators I trust and who excite me, and come out with something brand new by the end of the week. It does not happen all the time.”

Lauren Yee

“Thank you for such a wonderful and productive week. I can’t tell you what a gift it was to have the time and resources to work on GOD HATES YOU in such a warm and supportive environment. This is a rare and amazing thing you are giving to playwrights.”

Emily DendingerGod Hates You

“You (Andrew Leynse) and the Steinberg’s are a terrific team and Steamboat Springs is a very special place to have a new play festival. South Coast Repertory and I feel very honored to have been a part of it this year.”

Paula TomeiManaging Director, South Coast Repertory

“We had a fantastic time and got so much accomplished during the week on this incredibly exciting play. It’s an amazing opportunity for artists and companies. Thank you for your incredible producing, hospitality, and generosity. This was huge for all of us and so much about how good new play development should be done!”

Kristin Leahey, Ph.D.Literary Director, Seattle Repertory Theatre

“Thank you again for an amazing, inspirational time. I was truly surprised by joy in the creative home you’ve cultivated. You reminded me of why I fell in love with theatre in the first place.”

Francis JueActor

“As someone privileged enough to get to experience the Festival magic two years in a row, I just wanted to say again what an incredible week of productive creativity in gorgeous surroundings with convivial fellow artists you provide. It’s amazing how much we learned and were able to grow the play. The wonderful artists that we got to interact with, as well as the breathtaking surroundings, the glorious hospitality, and the commitment to relaxed but intense creativity, really make this endeavor important and enormously valuable. There’s something about rehearsing at that camp, and having intense conversations in those great condos, communing with the great outdoors, and then chatting with so many other terrific artists at the Rancho Relaxo that is all just very special.”

Jessica Kubzanskyco-artistic director, Theatre at Boston Court

“I know I have already thanked you for the very existence of the brilliant program you have created. But thank you AGAIN!You and your whole team are amazing, and our entire company loved being in Steamboat with you. And Mary’s life has changed because of her time there with us, both in terms of the process on her play and the expansion of her network.”

John EisnerFounding Artistic Director, The Lark Play Development Center

“I can’t thank you enough for your kindness in having me up to the festival. It truly was an inspiring week!”

“I just wanted to tell you thank you, one more time, for hosting an absolutely amazing week in Steamboat Springs, and providing a space for these playwrights to workshop their plays. I love how encouraging you are to the artistic process. I was deeply inspired by your generosity, the beauty of our surroundings, and the work of all of the other talented artists”